# Mapo café for late meetups and sofa seating: Noknok - By Jaei (https://superchart.com/en/@an-unhurried-meal/) - Written Sep 9, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@an-unhurried-meal/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@an-unhurried-meal/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/index.md) ## In short Noknok is a large bakery café in Mapo, Seoul, with roomy seating and a wide bakery selection. I chose a berry-noted café latte, then looked around the sprawling sofas and the quiet second-floor work area. Verdict: an easygoing spot for groups to settle in without worrying about drink prices. ## Good to know - **Hours**: 1st floor 8:30 AM–11:30 PM; 2nd floor closes at 9 PM Sun–Thu - **Americano**: ₩3,800 - **Café latte**: ₩3,900 - **Other lattes**: Chocolate, matcha, sweet potato, milk tea, toffee nut, and misutgaru lattes: ₩4,400 each - **House-made lattes**: Strawberry and mango: ₩5,900 each - **Ade**: ₩4,900 each - **Bakery**: Double Cheese Loaded Loaf ₩5,500; Buldak Mayo Corn Sausage ₩6,000; Hot Chili Chicken Sandwich ₩6,300 - **Visit policy**: 2-hour limit on weekends and public holidays - **Pets**: Dogs welcome *as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026* ![Noknok, a Yeonnam-dong bakery café](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-01-iih3x-966.webp) If you are looking for a café in Yeonnam-dong with lots of room plus plenty of desserts and bakery items to choose from, I recommend Noknok. ![Noknok exterior in a green building](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-02-1tpfg-966.webp) ## Finding Noknok from Hongik University Station Walk along Yeontral Park from Hongik University Station, and Noknok is the green building you see as soon as you turn inward from the big intersection. It is quite a large place. As you walk along Yeontral Park, turn toward Yeonnam-dong at the intersection where the Yeonnam Kolon Haneulchae apartments begin, and it is right there. Look for the café in the green building with an electronic clock up high. ![Noknok information sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-03-1n8sr-966.webp) A very straightforward message. ![Noknok operating information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-04-oaasc-966.webp) This large café uses both the first and second floors, and stays open late, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 PM. The second floor does close at 9 PM from Sunday through Thursday, though. ![Noknok coffee price information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-05-1aasr-966.webp) ## Affordable coffee and spacious first-floor seating The first reason I recommend Noknok is that the coffee is very affordable. Takeout is especially cheap. I cannot drink budget coffee when the bitterness is too intense, so I love finding places like this. ![Spacious first-floor area at Noknok](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-06-3im78-966.webp) Once inside, an enormous open space unfolds. You head into it to order, and roomy sofas and tables are laid out with plenty of breathing room. ![Sofas and tables inside Noknok](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-07-1i0vd-966.webp) There is a bar table by the window on the right... ![Window-side bar table seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-08-1ms99-966.webp) Further inside, a huge, unbelievably comfortable sofa sits in the middle. ![Café interior with a central sofa](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-09-6i10c-966.webp) First, I decided to order. ![Noknok drink ordering menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-10-7avmn-966.webp) An Americano is ₩3,800 and a café latte is ₩3,900. Just a ₩100 difference between them... I love lattes, so I was so happy that the café latte was this cheap, haha. You can even choose your coffee beans. I went with the berry-noted beans. Most café lattes in Yeonnam-dong are usually in the ₩5,000 range... Besides coffee, there are chocolate latte, matcha latte, sweet potato latte, milk tea, toffee nut latte, and misutgaru latte (multigrain powder latte), all ₩4,400. House-made strawberry latte and house-made mango latte are ₩5,900. All ades are ₩4,900. As a large Yeonnam-dong bakery café with very reasonable prices, it is also great for gatherings: coffee and drinks are cheaper than typical Yeonnam-dong café prices, so everyone can come without feeling burdened. ![Noknok tea and smoothie menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-11-nhz8a-966.webp) There are lots of tea and smoothie options too. I think the menu board may need to be printed again sometime. Haha, it is so free-spirited... hahaha. ![Wide sofa and large table](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-12-1tqz6-966.webp) ## A huge sofa you will want to lie on and group tables The real kick of this café is this enormous sofa... It is great for lots of guests to sit however they like. Honestly, it is more like lying down than sitting, and for people who are always short on sleep, a café with sofas like these feels like an oasis. Further inside are large tables that are great for working. I decided to choose some bakery items first. ![Noknok bakery display area](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-13-1o5ts-966.webp) ## Choosing bakery items for a meal First, there are mini loaves that make an easy meal substitute. ![Mini loaf bakery items](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-14-9bk7v-966.webp) Double Cheese Loaded Loaf, ₩5,500. ![Double Cheese Loaded Loaf](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-15-metkt-966.webp) Buldak mayo corn sausage, ₩6,000, and hot chili chicken sandwich, ₩6,300. ![Buldak mayo corn sausage and chicken sandwich](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-16-1qdlj-966.webp) There are various sandwiches based on sogeum ppang (salt bread). ![Salt-bread-based sandwiches](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-17-thheq-966.webp) There are many kinds of salt bread too. ![Various kinds of salt bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-18-29g2i-966.webp) There are scones and chocolate baguettes as well. ![Scones and chocolate baguettes](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-19-1sdef-966.webp) ## A quiet weekday space for group gatherings The layout has large tables farther inside, and perhaps because it was a weekday, it was quite quiet overall. There is another area beyond that, and the tables deep inside are good for group gatherings. The last time I came, foreign and Korean guests were having a gathering there. ![Inner group area with large tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-20-6f8e7-966.webp) A notice says seats may be cleared if they are left vacant for a long time, so I suppose that happens now and then. There is a two-hour limit on weekends and public holidays. ![Weekend and public-holiday time-limit notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-21-1s083-966.webp) ## A quiet second-floor work area and dogs welcome Go upstairs and there is another space; no music plays here, so it is quiet. It is a dog-friendly café, so you can bring your dog. ![Quiet second-floor space at Noknok](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-22-1rqg2-966.webp) There is a space that is good for working... ![Second-floor work table area](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-23-16uah-966.webp) It is incredibly spacious. ![Dog-friendly notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok-24-9tgvd-966.webp) You can see the dog-friendly notice too... And the coffee is not bitter, but nutty and so delicious! A Yeonnam-dong café that is truly easy to visit has arrived!! ## Where it is - Noknok (녹녹) - Noknok, 1st and 2nd floors, 139 Seongmisan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 성미산로 139 1층,2층 녹녹 - 37.5637823, 126.9220025 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%85%B9%EB%85%B9/@37.5637823,126.9220025,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@an-unhurried-meal/yeonnam-large-late-cafe-noknok/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt